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2023/2543(RSP) Resolution on the situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 132-p2

Events

2023/03/15
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2023/02/15
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 577 votes to 33, with 26 abstentions, a resolution on the situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR groups and Members.

As a reminder, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was detained in October 2021 upon his return to Georgia following an eight-year exile. In 2018, he was convicted in absentia by a Georgian court to a six-year prison term for abuse of power while in office, charges that Mikheil Saakashvili denied and qualified as politically motivated.

Parliament expressed its grave concern about the deteriorating health of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been detained in a prison hospital. The resolution underlined reports of dramatic weight loss and suggestions that he might have suffered from heavy metal poisoning while in detention. The Georgian authorities have so far rejected the many public calls to release Mikheil Saakashvili and allow him to receive medical treatment abroad. They have also declined requests by Members of the European Parliament, international experts and even the Public Defender of Georgia to visit Mikheil Saakashvili in prison.

Expressing grave concern about the inadequate response by the Georgian authorities so far, Parliament called for the release of Mr Saakashvili and for him to receive proper medical treatment abroad and to respect his fundamental rights and personal dignity. Members urged current President Salome Zourabichvili to use her constitutional right to pardon him.

The European Council and the Commission are urged to become more actively involved in securing the release of former President Mikheil Saakashvili.

The resolution stressed the fact that the continuing failure to improve the situation of former President Mikheil Saakashvili will continue to damage Georgia’s reputation and hamper its European Union candidacy prospects. According to Parliament, the continued detention of Mikhail Saakashvili only deepens the rift between the government and opposition and erodes public trust in democratic institutions.

Documents
2023/02/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2023/02/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2023/02/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2023/02/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2023/02/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2023/02/02
   EP - Debate in Parliament

Documents

Activities

Votes

Situation de l'ancien président de la Géorgie, Mikheïl Saakachvili - Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili - Situation des ehemaligen georgischen Präsidenten Micheil Saakaschwili - RC-B9-0106/2023 - Après le § 8 - Am 1 #

2023/02/15 Outcome: +: 362, 0: 151, -: 121
PL FR IT DE SE RO NL CZ EL BE FI SI ES BG SK DK HU LT IE EE AT LU HR LV CY MT PT
Total
50
74
66
89
20
28
24
16
17
17
14
8
56
13
13
14
15
8
12
7
19
6
12
7
6
4
19
icon: PPE PPE
162

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg PPE

2

Cyprus PPE

2

Malta PPE

For (1)

1
icon: Renew Renew
94

Poland Renew

1
3

Greece Renew

1

Finland Renew

3

Slovenia Renew

2

Bulgaria Renew

2

Hungary Renew

For (1)

1

Lithuania Renew

1

Ireland Renew

2

Estonia Renew

3

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Luxembourg Renew

2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Latvia Renew

For (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
57

Germany ECR

1

Netherlands ECR

Abstain (1)

4

Greece ECR

1

Belgium ECR

2

Bulgaria ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

1

Croatia ECR

1
icon: ID ID
57

Czechia ID

Against (1)

1

Finland ID

2

Denmark ID

For (1)

1

Estonia ID

For (1)

1

Austria ID

3
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
68

Poland Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Italy Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Spain Verts/ALE

4

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Lithuania Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Portugal Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1
icon: NI NI
32

France NI

3

Germany NI

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Slovakia NI

2

Lithuania NI

1

Croatia NI

2

Latvia NI

Against (1)

1
icon: The Left The Left
33

Germany The Left

5

Netherlands The Left

Against (1)

1

Czechia The Left

Against (1)

1

Belgium The Left

Against (1)

1

Finland The Left

Abstain (1)

1

Spain The Left

Against (1)

4

Denmark The Left

Abstain (1)

1

Ireland The Left

Against (2)

Abstain (1)

3

Cyprus The Left

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Portugal The Left

4
icon: S&D S&D
131

Greece S&D

Against (1)

1

Belgium S&D

Against (1)

1

Finland S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

Against (1)

2

Lithuania S&D

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2

Estonia S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

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1

Latvia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

2

RC-B9-0106/2023 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #

2023/02/15 Outcome: +: 577, -: 33, 0: 26
DE IT ES PL FR RO NL SE AT EL HU PT BG FI BE CZ DK SK HR LT SI IE EE LU LV MT CY
Total
89
66
56
50
75
28
24
20
19
17
15
19
14
14
17
16
14
13
12
8
8
12
7
6
7
4
6
icon: PPE PPE
162

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg PPE

2

Malta PPE

For (1)

1

Cyprus PPE

2
icon: S&D S&D
132

Greece S&D

1

Belgium S&D

1

Lithuania S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Latvia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

2
icon: Renew Renew
94

Poland Renew

1
3

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Greece Renew

1

Hungary Renew

For (1)

1

Bulgaria Renew

2

Finland Renew

3

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Lithuania Renew

1

Slovenia Renew

2

Ireland Renew

2

Estonia Renew

3

Luxembourg Renew

2

Latvia Renew

For (1)

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
68

Italy Verts/ALE

2

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
57

Germany ECR

Abstain (1)

1

Greece ECR

1

Bulgaria ECR

1

Belgium ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

1

Croatia ECR

1
icon: NI NI
32

Germany NI

2

France NI

3

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Slovakia NI

2

Croatia NI

2

Lithuania NI

1

Latvia NI

Against (1)

1
icon: The Left The Left
34

Germany The Left

Against (1)

5

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Portugal The Left

4

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Belgium The Left

Abstain (1)

1

Czechia The Left

Abstain (1)

1

Denmark The Left

1

Ireland The Left

For (1)

Against (2)

3

Cyprus The Left

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

2
icon: ID ID
57

Austria ID

3

Finland ID

2

Czechia ID

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1

Denmark ID

Abstain (1)

1

Estonia ID

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1

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

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date
2023-02-15T00:00:00
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  • The European Parliament adopted by 577 votes to 33, with 26 abstentions, a resolution on the situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili.
  • The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR groups and Members.
  • As a reminder, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was detained in October 2021 upon his return to Georgia following an eight-year exile. In 2018, he was convicted in absentia by a Georgian court to a six-year prison term for abuse of power while in office, charges that Mikheil Saakashvili denied and qualified as politically motivated.
  • Parliament expressed its grave concern about the deteriorating health of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been detained in a prison hospital. The resolution underlined reports of dramatic weight loss and suggestions that he might have suffered from heavy metal poisoning while in detention. The Georgian authorities have so far rejected the many public calls to release Mikheil Saakashvili and allow him to receive medical treatment abroad. They have also declined requests by Members of the European Parliament, international experts and even the Public Defender of Georgia to visit Mikheil Saakashvili in prison.
  • Expressing grave concern about the inadequate response by the Georgian authorities so far, Parliament called for the release of Mr Saakashvili and for him to receive proper medical treatment abroad and to respect his fundamental rights and personal dignity. Members urged current President Salome Zourabichvili to use her constitutional right to pardon him.
  • The European Council and the Commission are urged to become more actively involved in securing the release of former President Mikheil Saakashvili.
  • The resolution stressed the fact that the continuing failure to improve the situation of former President Mikheil Saakashvili will continue to damage Georgia’s reputation and hamper its European Union candidacy prospects. According to Parliament, the continued detention of Mikhail Saakashvili only deepens the rift between the government and opposition and erodes public trust in democratic institutions.
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  • date: 2023-02-15T00:00:00 title: Vote in plenary scheduled
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Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
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Resolution on the situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0117_EN.html
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  • date: 2023-02-15T00:00:00 title: Vote in plenary scheduled
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  • date: 2023-02-08T00:00:00 docs: title: B9-0106/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-02-08T00:00:00 docs: title: B9-0109/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-02-08T00:00:00 docs: title: B9-0112/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-02-08T00:00:00 docs: title: B9-0114/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-02-08T00:00:00 docs: title: B9-0117/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
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  • url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CRE-9-2023-02-02-TOC_EN.html title: Debate in Parliament